Apisai Ielemia
Apisai Ielemia (19 August 1955 – 19 November 2018)[1] was a Tuvaluan politician. He was the tenth Prime Minister of Tuvalu from 2006 to 2010, and was returned as a member of parliament in 2010. He was re-elected to parliament in 2015.
Apisai Ielemia | |
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| Prime Minister of Tuvalu | |
| In office 14 August 2006 – 29 September 2010 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Filoimea Telito Kamuta Latasi Iakoba Italeli |
| Preceded by | Maatia Toafa |
| Succeeded by | Maatia Toafa |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Environment, Trade, Labour and Tourism | |
| In office 24 December 2010 – 2 August 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Willy Telavi |
| Preceded by | Enele Sopoaga (Foreign Affairs, Environment and Labour) |
| Succeeded by | Taukelina Finikaso (Minister of Environment, Foreign Affairs, Labour, and Trade) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1955 |
| Died | 19 November 2018 (aged 63) Funafuti, Tuvalu |
| Spouse(s) | Sikinala Ielemia |
On 5 October 2016, the High Court of Tuvalu declared that Ielemia’s parliamentary seat was vacant as he was not qualified to be a member of parliament, following his conviction on 6 May 2016 in the Magistrate’s Court of charges of abuse of office during the final year of his term as Prime Minister.[2][3] Ielemia said he believed himself to be a member of parliament.[4] Ielemia challenged the decision in 2017.[5][6]
Apisai Ielemia Media
with Yasuo Fukuda (at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on 6 December 2007)
Apisai Ielemia and Sikinala Ielemia with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (2009)
References
- ↑ "Former Tuvalu prime minister laid to rest". Radio New Zealand. 22 November 2018.
- ↑ Pareti, Samisoni. "Tuvalu demonstrate against top judge, former PM seeks re-election in Vaitupu seat". PINA/ISLANDS BUSINESS/PACNEWS. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Judge questions handling of case by PM and his deputy". Island Business. October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tuvalu MP claims nepotism after exclusion". Radio New Zealand. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Legitimacy of Tuvalu by-election questioned". Radio New Zealand. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ↑ "Tuvalu PM calls media reports blatant lies". Radio New Zealand. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.